Objects and meaning
Subtitle: new perspectives on art and craft
By: edited by M. Anna Fariello, Paula Owen.
Contributors: Owen, Paula, 1948-
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
Subjects: Art objects.; Handicraft.; Art and society.
Description: "Objects and Meaning expands upon a national conversation questioning how various academic disciplines and cultural institutions approach and assign meaning to artist-made objects in postmodern North America. Although most of the discourse since the mid 20th century revolved around the split between art and craft, the contributors to this collection of essays take a broader view, examining the historical, cultural, and theoretical perspectives that defined the parameters of that conversation. Their focus is on issues concerning works that appeared to "cross over" from mainstream art to an amorphous and pluralistic aesthetic milieu that has yet to be defined."--Amazon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.